Announcements
Welcome New Teaching Academy Members
(Pictured above left to right: Teaching Academy Director, Katie Huggett, PhD; Bei Zhang, MD, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM; John Wax, MD; Sakshi Jasra, MD; Agnes Balla, MD; Shamima Khan, PhD, MBA; Michael Godsey, PhD; Ann Ricci, PhD; Elzerie de Jager, MBBS, PhD; Dominique Billingslea, MD; Berna Buyukozturk, MD; Sravan Kakani, MD; Naomi Hodde, MD; Jonathan Flyer, MD; KC Collier, MD)
Inducted at the Teaching Academy Induction and Award Ceremony on January 17, 2024
Distinguished Educator
Alicia Jacobs, MD, Family Medicine
Bei Zhang, MD, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Master Teacher
Bronwyn Bryant, MD, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Katharine Cheung, MD, PhD, Medicine
Jonathan Flyer, MD, Pediatrics
Abigail Hielscher, PhD, Neurological Sciences
Naomi Hodde, MD, Medicine
Emily Hadley Strout, MD, Medicine
Alissa Thomas, MD, Neurological Sciences
John Wax, MD, Family Medicine
Member
Hillary Anderson, MD, Pediatrics
Agnes Balla, MD, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Adam Bloom, DO, Emergency Medicine
Elzerie de Jager, MBBS, PhD, Medicine
Emerson Floyd, MD, Emergency Medicine
Michael Godsey, PhD, Biochemistry
Sakshi Jasra, MD, Medicine
Sravan Kakani, MD, Psychiatry
Christopher Kanner, DO, Radiology
Shamima Khan, PhD, MBA, Medicine - Public Health Program
Ryan Mason, MD, Emergency Medicine
Laura O'Sullivan, VMD, MPH, Medicine - Public Health Program
Samuel Paskin, MD, Emergency Medicine
John Priester, MD, Emergency Medicine
Anna Ricci, PhD, Neurological Sciences
Elizabeth Wahlberg, MD, Medicine
Kramer
Wahlberg, MD, Medicine
Ashley Weisman, MD, Emergency Medicine
Protégé
Dominique Billingslea, MD, Medicine
Berna Buyukozturk, MD, Surgery
Kathryn (KC) Collier, MD, Emergency Medicine
Colton Jensen, MD, Medicine
Kelsey Maguire, DO, Medicine
Tessalyn
Morrison, MD, MPH, Medicine
Massoud Saleki, MD, Medicine
Congratulations: Awards for Teaching and Educational Excellence
Conferred at the Teaching Academy Induction and Award Ceremony on January 17, 2024
Innovation in Curriculum Development or Pedagogy
Anisha Rimal, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Educational Scholarship
Bei Zhang, MD, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Outstanding Contribution
Clara M. Keegan, MD
Department of Family Medicine
Frederick C. Morin III, MD Educational Leadership Award
William V. Raszka, Jr., MD
Department of Pediatrics
Distinguished Service Award
Cate Nicholas, EdD, PA
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Congratulations: UVM Health Network Medical Group Education Awards
Conferred at the Teaching Academy Induction and Award Ceremony on January 17, 2024
Graduate Medical Education (GME) Educator of the YearMirabelle Sajisevi, MD
Department of Surgery
Continuing Medical and Interprofessional Education (CMIE) Educator of the YearJoseph Miller, BA
Central Programs Education
2024 Frymoyer Scholars Program Call for Proposals
Through the Frymoyer Scholars Program, the John W. and Nan P. Frymoyer Fund for Medical Education supports physicians and nurses who are actively engaged in teaching University of Vermont medical and nursing students and who embody the best qualities
of the clinician teacher. The program is an investment in outstanding medical education and promotes teaching that emphasizes the art of interprofessional collaborative patient care. More details about the program can be found via the website
links below.
We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity by submitting a proposal. Applications for 2024 are due by March 1, 2024. The program has funded 62 projects over the past 23 years. The results accomplished by Frymoyer
Scholars have enhanced the learning experience of our students and improved patient care. We look forward to more award-winning projects this upcoming year.
Research Mentor Training
Tuesday, March 19 & Thursday, March 21, 2024
8:00 AM; Noon both days; Location: MedEd 300/Reardon
This two-part workshop is based on the national Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) mentor training
curriculum,
Entering Mentoring. Please register to improve your skills in effective communication and feedback, aligning expectations, diversity, fostering independence, and more. Registrants will be sent materials before the event. [Please note
this is an in-person only event.] Facilitated by Katie Huggett, PhD and Michael Toth, PhD. REGISTER HERE! Registration closes March 1. Questions? Contact: Eileen MacIntosh,
Administration Support Coordinator.
Spring Writing Retreat for Medical Educators
Friday, March 22, 2024; 9am-1pm. Are you working on a manuscript? Planning a grant or conference proposal? Do you need time to focus on updates to your CV, personal statement, or teaching portfolio? This half-day retreat will feature dedicated writing
time, plus coaching on goal setting, and consultation time with experts on topics such as research design, writing, literature searching, and more. Click here for more information. REGISTER HERE
Become TalkVermont Faculty!
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE TALKVERMONT FACULTY Our interprofessional faculty teach and champion serious illness communication throughout the health network. Most volunteer faculty do the following each year:
- Teach in 2-3 TalkVermont courses with associated prep days (about 4-9 days per year of teaching)
- Attend the TalkVermont Annual Retreat (1 full day)
- Participate in TalkVermont Committees (e.g. Curriculum, Implementation, Research)
Faculty are also eligible and encouraged to teach nationally for VitalTalk (These are typically paid opportunities).
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are looking for 6-7 clinicians who have a passion and commitment to teaching serious illness communication to clinicians around the health network and beyond. We are particularly looking for an interprofessional group of colleagues from across the health network who can champion TalkVermont at their site.
HOW TO BECOME TALKVERMONT FACULTY
- Complete an online application by February 15th at 5pm EST
- Attend a VitalTalk Faculty Development Workshop
- Either regionally (see below for details) or nationally
HOW TO APPLY The application is online and consists of an updated cv, a letter of support from a supervisor, brief essays, and some case scenarios. Go to https://redcap.link/talkvermontfaculty25 to apply.
MESRE Mini-Grant Spotlight: Navigating Success Stories
February 29, 2024; 12:00-1:00PM ET. The AAMC GEA Section on Medical Education Scholarship Research and Evaluation (MESRE) will host its inaugural regional mini-grant celebration webinar this Spring. The goals of this webinar include to showcase one outstanding project per region that was awarded a regional mini-grant over the past several years and to invite awardees to share their practical and relevant experience about the grants process to provide guidance to those applying for a mini-grant this cycle. Register Now!
UVM
Libraries' new catalog and search system is now live.
This
means that the CATQuest search bar on the UVM Libraries homepages is ready for
your search requests. Thanks for your patience as we continue to rollout
something new, and please contact us with troubles or feedback.
Faculty: Update your links starting January 10! Previously saved links to
library resources are now broken -- please make your updates! Direct
links to the full text of journal articles should continue to work. Click
here for more information.
UVM Our Common Ground Staff Award Nominations Open
The award recognizes staff members who have made extraordinary contributions to our university and who exemplify the values expressed in Our Common Ground. This year, in an effort to encourage more nominations, submissions will be collected on a rolling basis between now and June 7. Please visit the award webpage for more information, as the nomination criteria have changed in an attempt to recognize as broad a cohort of nominees as possible. All nominations should be submitted using the nomination submission form.